Codes & Standards Flashcards
In North America (and other nations), which organization governs pressure vessel fabrication?
ASME
The CSA standard grouping G refers to what?
Materials
One of the responsibilities of a steering committee is to what?
Plan, program and monitor standards-writing activities
The CWB group focuses on products and services built and shipped throughout Canada only.
True or False
False
CSA W47.1 is a certification standard, whereas CSA W59 is a fabrication standard.
True or False
True
Which organization is responsible for the development of international standards?
ISO
Who is responsible for developing and enforcing standards for the construction of ships and offshore structures?
Classification standards
ASME Sections I to XIII together make what?
The boiler and pressure vessel cose
What standard is in charge of the certification for companies for fusion welding of steel?
CSA W47.1
What are the 3 divisions of certification under CSA W47.1?
Division 1: requires companies to employ a welding engineer full time
Division 2: company to retain a welding engineer on a part time basis
Division 3: not requiring employment or retention of a welding engineer
CSA W47.1 requires personnel qualification of:
A) welding supervisors
B) welding personnel
C) designated welding engineers
D) all of the above
All of the above
How many years of experience does a welding supervisor require pertinent to the company’s type of operation?
Five
CSA W47.1 is concerned with shop fabrication only.
True or false
False
A break test is a method for checking what?
Soundness of a weld meant
What type of test is a tensile test?
Mechanical
CSA 47.2 is a standard that covers certification of what kind of companies?
Companies for fusion welding of aluminum
An operational control procedure is to be used in connection with all projects completed in accordance with CSA W47.2.
True or false
True
CSA W59 does not apply to steels with a minimum yield strength over 700 MPa (100,000 psi).
True or false
True
The processes used in CSA W59.2 are GMAW, GTAW, PAW, FSW, SW.
True or false
True
CSA W55.3 deals with certification of companies for what?
Resistance welding of steel and aluminum
What standard covers filler metals and allied materials?
CSA W48 and AWS A5 series
CSA W47.2 is limited to what 3 welding process?
GMAW, GTAW and PAW
A suspension bridge is considered to be a cyclically loaded structure.
True or false
True
CSA W186 is a standard that covers what?
Welding of Reinforcing Bars in Reinforced Concrete Construction.
How many parts does ASME BPVC-IX have?
Four
ASME BPVC-IX covers performance qualification.
True or false
True
How many divisions does ASME BPVC-VIII have?
3
What applications does ASME BPVC-VIII address?
Requirements of pressure vessels
Both CSA B51 and ASME BPVC require that the fabricator have both WPSs and PQRs. True or false
True
CSA B51 is divided into three parts, what do they each cover?
Part 1: General PV&B and pressure piping
Part 2: High pressure cylinders for onboard storage of natural gas and hydrogen
Part 3: compressed natural gas and hydrogen station pressure piping
CSA Z662 covers qualifications for what?
O&G industry pipeline systems for onshore/offshore pipelines, tank farms, pump stations….
CSA Z662 is the Standard best known for pipelines governed throughout Canada.
True or false
True
Under CSA Z662, WPS require approval by the jurisdictional authority.
True or false
FALSE
Requires approval from the company only
ASME B31.3 works in conjunction with ASME BVPC-IX
True or false
FALSE
The code works in conjunction BPVC-I
What type of piping does ASME B31.9 cover?
Public buildings
CSA W47.1 or ASME BPVC-IX
Grinders are not allowed in welders tests.
CSA W47.1
CSA W47.1 or ASME BPVC-IX
Qualified welding engineers are required
CSA W47.1
CSA W47.1 or ASME BPVC-IX
Independent fabricator assessment is required.
CSA W47.1
AWS D1.1 requires, as a minimum, one qualified welding supervisor.
True or false
False
All certified companies are required to employ at least one CWB Group-qualified welding supervisor are requirements of CSA W47.1, not of AWS D1.1.
CSA W47.1 requires that a technical contract review be completed.
True or false
True
Third party welder qualification is required for which standards?
ISO 9606-1
CSA W47.1
ASME BPVC-IX
AWS D1.1
CSA W47.1 and ISO 9606-1
Welder qualifications that are not transferable.
ISO 9606-1
CSA W47.1
ASME BPVC-IX
AWS D1.1
ISO 9606-1
AWS D1.1